The Malaysian Insight

PRIME Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad told his predecessor Najib Razak to go to the police if he felt investigators should go after people other than Low Taek Jho for allegedly stealing from 1Malaysian Development Bhd.

The Bersatu chairman was responding to Najib’s interview with Al Jazeera today, in which he had urged investigators not to limit the probe to Jho Low, as the Malaysian financier is known, but to extend it to “international figures” that were involved in the scheme. 

“Okay, tell him to make a report and then we will go after them,” Dr Mahathir told reporters in a press conference yesterday night.

Najib had told Al Jazeera that all the culprits must be investigated so as to find out where the money had gone.

“Fine… let them do their work but don’t just stop at Jho Low. Get others who are involved as well because there are other international figures who probably are involved. They must also be
investigated.

“We want to know where the money flowed to. And who really benefited from the whole 1MDB issue. I would like to know, too,” he told reporter Mary Ann Jolley. 

She had asked him to comment on the investigations into the goings-on at 1MDB that were currently under way in six countries, as well as the famous US$27 million (RM112 million) pink diamond, said to be bought with stolen 1MDB funds, that was presented to his wife.

Dr Mahathir said the Pakatan Harapan government was looking to recover more than just the pink diamond from Najib and his family. 

“Of course we are looking for a lot of lost money and jewellery and handbags. We are looking for them,” he said.

He warned that foreign parties involved in dubious dealings involving Malaysia’s assets would be prosecuted. 

“Well, we find it difficult to impose laws on people in other countries. But if they have committed a crime in Malaysia that affects Malaysians or Malaysian money, when they come here, we will arrest them. – October 27, 2018.